HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-09-2015 Meadow Creek Subdivision Public Comment March 9,2015
TO. City of Bozeman Department of Community Development
FROM: Bridget M. Hoopes, Resident, Meadow Creek Subdivision
RE: PUBLIC COMMENT—GROUP LIVING PROPOSAL(GRACE HOUSE, INC.)
To Whom It May Concern: 4
As a resident of the Meadow Creek subdivision—living in a house directly across from Grace House,
Inc.—I have a variety of concerns for your consideration. In addition to increased risk to public and
personal safety and negative impact on area home values, I encourage you to reject the proposed
business expansion (group living)for the following reasons:
• There has been no documented business plan and no details about the kind of rehabilitation
offered by this group home;therefore,there is no way to confirm whether additional permitting
or licensure is required prior to approving this proposal.
• The number of parking spaces required and proposed number of residents seems to fluctuate
depending on the day of the week and the person with whom you are speaking. I'm unable to
comment on a plan that isn't established; however, I can comment on the cars that were parked
along the street outside this house several weeks ago.They exceeded the capacity of the on-site
parking and remained overnight(February 6-7,2015).
• Given the dynamic nature of this proposal,the ability of the City's subject matter experts to
accurately assess compliance is limited.
• I've not been provided a written proposal and therefore,am unable to fully appreciate the
scope of this proposal.
While the City of Bozeman is not responsible for enforcing Home Owner's Association (HOA) covenants,
I hope that the City will respect their importance to residents.As a City resident, I'm counting on you to
work cooperatively with my HOA so we can all do what's best for Bozeman. Please bear in mind that the
proposed action violates several of our HOA covenants, either explicitly or by intent, including the
following from Article VI I:
• Section 3- No business or commercial uses
• Section 24—No transient lodging uses
• Section 28- Parking RV/Automobiles
Thank you for the opportunity to comment.
Sincerely,
Bridget M. Hoopes
3140 S.27`h Ave
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Bozeman, MT 59718
406-404-1005 (home)
406-381-8620 (personal cell)
CC:
(1fJeff Krauss, Mayor(Bozeman)
(2) Carson Taylor, Deputy Mayor(Bozeman)
(3) Chris Mehl, Commissioner(Bozeman)
(4) Cynthia Andrus, Commissioner (Bozeman)
(5) I-Ho Pomeroy, Commissioner(Bozeman)
(6) Meadow Creek HOA
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